I think this is kinda cool… The Community-Submitted Script Center is open for business.Are you proud of a script you’ve written? Share it with the world! This is a place where you can upload and share your scripts. And if you’re not a scripter, but you’d like to see what others have done, then you … Continue reading Are you a script-wizard? Do you want to be one?
Big news for TechNet Subscribers!I just now (a minute ago) learned that the March disc shipments will include a special treat: a special beta release of the upcoming version of Exchange Server code-named “Exchange 12”. This came straight from the mouth of the TechNet Subscription Program Manager to us in the room full of world-wide … Continue reading “Exchange 12” beta will be in TechNet March Shipments!
SQL Server 2005 Tidbit 040 This one is just for fun and nostalgia value. It’s a copy of Microsoft SQL Server 1.1 running as a Virtual Machine under Microsoft Virtual PC.http://blogs.virtualserver.tv/blogs/dugie/archive/2005/12/12/345.aspxThanks Andrew Dugdell!—Got an IT question? Give me a comment, or contact me.
Faceplates for the 360 are for sale from Microsoft and others, but my good friend and coworker Michael J. Murphy (“Brother Murphy”) found this really cool site that allows you to create your own custom faceplate:And they’re only $9.99 (plus S&H).(I’m sure my boys will be begging me for one now…)—On a related note – … Continue reading Trick out your XBOX 360
Mike Nash has written a really good description up on the Microsoft Security Response Center blog.The MSRC Blog is yet another resource you can use to stay informed. Use an RSS Reader and subscribe to it.For those of you who don’t know, Mike Nash is the Corporate Vice President responsible for security at Microsoft.
And if you don’t know about it, and you consider yourself an “IT Pro”, then shame on you for not being connected and informed in areas of Security that are CRITICAL to your job, bozo.“What’s up?”Recently a vulnerability was found in the way Windows works with .WMF formatted files – particularly in a function that … Continue reading You should already know about this…
Greetings!Below I’ve pasted an edited and cleaned up copy of most of the Q&A from today’s webcast on SQL Server 2005 Management Administration. Big BIG thank you to Bryan von Axelson for handling the Q&A on the backend, and who’s work this really represents.-Kevin—“As a technet subscriber I have been watching the development of SQL2k5 … Continue reading Best of Q&A from Webcast: SQL Server2005 Management and Administration
The System Administrator Song.I hope my employer forgives the fact that my friend KJ found this for me on Google. (Thanks DeadTroll.com.)
Merry Christmas!or Happy Holidays!As promised, here are some related resources and helpful web pages for the content delivered in my webcast today – Managing and Administering SQL Server 2005I hope you find them useful!-Kevin—Official Resource Page for this contenthttp://www.microsoft.com/technet/sql-02SQL Server 2005 Webcast Serieshttp://www.microsoft.com/events/series/technetsqlserver2005.mspxSQL Server 2005 Books Online (downloadable, installable, searchable, and FREE)http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/2005/downloads/books.mspxTechNet SQL Server 2005 … Continue reading Webcast Resources: Managing and Administering SQL Server 2005
I was e-mailed about an online chat happening tomorrow. Actually, the email begged me and probably a couple hundred other Microsoft Bloggers: “Would you mind placing this live chat announcement on your blog to let readers know:“Okay. I can do that.It’s entitled “Live Branch Chat: Administering and Maintaining the Branch Office Technologies”, and it’s happening … Continue reading Branch offices are tough to manage
Absolutely Full of I.T. 